4th Quarter - Report

STARBUCKS CORPORATION for STARBUCKS CORPORATION

Period 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 21, 2009 Signed by Lori Otto Punke, Director, Government and Civic Affairs

Official filing
Firm
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
Client
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$92,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Health care and health care technology issues; efforts to preserve ERISA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORI OTTO PUNKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

HR 3610 and other legislative proposals; food labeling provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORI OTTO PUNKE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Seek the reduction of import duties (and other non-tariff barriers to trade) related to the U.S. Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA), WTO negotiations, Colombia FTA, and Korea FTA, and address other tariff issues related to coffee and tea.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORI OTTO PUNKE —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Permanent extension of the Welfare-To-Work Tax Credit and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORI OTTO PUNKE —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.